TURKEY-PRESS SCAN (3)

ANKARA (A.A) - 20.02.2011 - These are some of the major headlines and their summaries in Turkish press on February 20, 2011. The Anadolu Agency does not verify these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.

TURKIYE
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FROM SHOW TO HORROR
Demonstrators initiated by a small group in Libya on Tuesday have escalated, and the death toll reached almost 100. 

STABILITY SAVED US FROM CRISIS
Tuncay Ozilhan, who was the chairman of the Turkish Industrialists' & Businessmen's Association (TUSIAD) during the economic crisis of 2001, said, "we almost ran out of resources in 2001, however significant decisions were made and implemented after the crisis. Political stability ensured by one-party government helped us get out of crisis quicker than expected."

ZAMAN
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CHP'S PROJECTS ARE PROPOSALS OF IMF
Turkish State Minister & Deputy Premier Ali Babacan commented on opposition's policies on economy during his visit to the French capital of Paris. Babacan said that projects of Republican People's Party (CHP) and Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) were unrealistic. The minister said policies of a political party that wanted to become the ruler should not be that "empty". "This means they do not believe that they could become the ruling party," he said.

ALL HANDICAPPED STUDENTS TO GO TO SCHOOL WITHIN A YEAR
Problems of handicapped students, who have been rejected by schools due to lack of classes up until now, will be solved soon. Turkey's national education ministry will open 20 schools and private classes for 20,000 handicapped students. Students will be chosen one by one and their education will be monitored via e-school system. The study is expected to be completed within a year.

YENI SAFAK
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GUL SAVES TWO GERMAN JOURNALISTS
During his visit to Iran, Turkish President Abdullah Gul mediated for the release of two German journalists who had been detained on the charge of espionage. Thanks to Gul's stepping in, Iran released German journalists Jens Koch and Marcus Hellwig.

GANG ACHIEVES GOAL IN SIVAS
The deep-state organization Ergenekon, to which Republican People's Party (CHP) chairman Kemal Kilicdaroglu wants to become a member, achieved its goal in the incidents of Sivas. The information collected within the scope of Ergenekon inquiry have revealed that the incidents, during which 37 people had died, had been designed by a deep-state structure.